Texas Volunteers Stumble On Rare Dinosaur Print In Floods
Texas Volunteers Stumble On Rare Dinosaur Print In Floods
US · Published Sep 14, 2025
Volunteers in Texas discovered 115-million-year-old Acrocanthosaurus footprints after summer floods.
Paleontologists confirmed the rare tracks near Big Sandy Creek in Travis County, sparking scientific excitement.
Experts are mapping and protecting the site using 3D imaging to preserve the ancient dinosaur footprints.
Rare dinosaur footprints found after Texas floods
Following the devastating summer floods in Texas, a group of volunteers made an extraordinary discovery while clearing debris near Big Sandy Creek in Travis County. They stumbled upon rare, 115-million-year-old dinosaur footprints. Paleontologists have confirmed that these tracks belong to the Acrocanthosaurus, a large theropod dinosaur that roamed the region during the Early Cretaceous period.
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